The First Circuit Is Wrong: Antizionism Is Discrimination Against Jews On October 21, the First Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the Title VI claims brought by Jewish students against MIT. Last week, a federal district court in Massachusetts…
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The Court Is Wrong: Antizionism Is Discriminatory
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Where Thresholds Meet
On Illness, Intention, and the Meaning of a Jewish Doorway Not many people know this, but I had bladder cancer when I was 29 years old. Although frightening at the time, it never returned and the years passed with routine surveillance that felt…
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‘Nuremberg,’ the ‘Idiots Guide to Genocide,’ that everyone should see
I would like to suggest that instead of the usual Festive-season fare – Santa frolics or vapid rom-coms – everyone should settle down with their box of Celebrations (or Heroes or Quality Street) in front of something more educational such as…
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Where Monet paints Paris, Proust dreams it
Standing once again before Claude Monet’s ‘Pond with Water Lilies’ at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem – a painting I visited countless times during my years heading its press office – I’m reminded how deeply the French Impressionists…
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Peter Beinart and his Imaginary Homies
Imaginary Homies as a Phenomenon Legendary Swedish music journalist and author Fredrik Strage is a huge hip-hop fan. He went to all the rap and hip-hop concerts he could find in Sweden and quite a few in the States as well. He wrote a book…
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A Medicane Arrives
Medicanes are technically classified as Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones (TLCs), and one is now on its way toward our region. To follow the storm’s arrival in real time, you can visit our updated lightning display at…
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Politics Should Be Kept Out of Eurovision
At its general assembly meeting in Geneva last week, the European Broadcasting Union judiciously came down on the side of fairness and justice. It allowed Israel to continue participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, the next one of which…
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Trump’s December Peace Board May Bring New US Israel Saudi UAE Tech Cooperation
Trump’s December Peace Board Could Advance New US–Israel–Saudi–UAE Tech Cooperation. From nuclear energy and aviation to NASA–ESA space governance, recent diplomatic signals suggest Washington may be preparing a regional framework that…
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Israeli academia is in a maelstrom. This is how we can move forward
Israeli academia is simultaneously one of the strongest research communities in the world – and one of the most vulnerable. That contradiction is not accidental; it is the product of five interacting crises. My perspective on this contradiction…
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I believe the Torah tells Jews to see themselves as a nation with a mission
Jews are a small people, and partnership can be valuable Disclaimer: What follows reflects my personal religious perspective as one Orthodox Jew. I do not claim to speak for all Jews, for Judaism as a whole, or for any other community. Nothing…
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